Should I upgrade from XP to Win7? :)
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tech savvy
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The legal limit is one computer
ah,ok.i thought i read back in the XP days that you were allowed up to 3 computers,guess not.
lucasbytegenius
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It's been one computer since 95 I think, you can violate the EULA by installing it on multiple computers (which I have done without realizing) and activate them and it seems to work. But results do vary
M$ just wants you to spend $100 or whatever Windows 7 HP is going for now on each machine lolAnd considering there are billions of machines out there that makes M$ pretty darn filthy rich lol
lucasbytegenius
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Maybe. But I've read my XP and 7 EULA straight through and they said one copy one computer
Doesn't mean it applies to all Windows versions though.
And it could be that your copy was licensed to run on three computers, like an office environment or something.
tech savvy
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ive did a little reading and found that if you have the Family Pack, you can clean install or upgrade up to 3 PCs.
lucasbytegenius
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Isn't that OS X?
wolfeking
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lucasbytegenius
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I'm only seeing the upgrade disc. A search in there doesn't bring up a full version "Family Pack".
lucasbytegenius
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Windows XP will be ditched by M$ in 2012. Windows 7 Home Premium is the way to go here. And actually my machine in my signature ran a whole lot faster with a 5 month old installation of 7 than a fresh out the CD installation of XP.
S.T.A.R.S.
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Like I said.As long as you do not use extreme staff that only Windows 7 can handle then you DO NOT need Windows 7.Just use XP which you already have.
If you REALY REALLY REALLY want Windows 7 for no reason lol and spend a lot of money on it then buy the full Windows 7 DVD disk which contains ALL the Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit versions!
Still my advice is XP as long as you do not use extreme staff that XP doesn't support AT ALL.
If you REALY REALLY REALLY want Windows 7 for no reason lol and spend a lot of money on it then buy the full Windows 7 DVD disk which contains ALL the Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit versions!
Still my advice is XP as long as you do not use extreme staff that XP doesn't support AT ALL.
What exactly is this extreme staff that you talk of? That 7 supports and XP doesn't at all!
S.T.A.R.S.
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For example gaming.XP doesn't support DirectX 10 and 11.Then the newest version of McAfee is also supported only on Windows 7.The new Windows Live movie maker works only on Windows 7.The future Visual Studio versions will work only on Windows 7 and so on...
S.T.A.R.S.
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LoL that is not true.XP doesn't hang after days.I installed XP on 2004. and reinstalled them in 03.01.2011. Yes almost 7 years passed and it didn't hang at all.It all depends on how you use your computer.XP WILL work like crap if you are using it wrong,otherwise no lol.Same is for ALL other Microsoft Windows operating systems.
If XP is so bad that it hangs after days,nobody wouldn't be using it lol.
Cheers mate!
lucasbytegenius
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Actually I had DX11 installed on my XP installation.
S.T.A.R.S.
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There ARE ways to make DirectX 10 and 11 to work on XP,but it's never so good like on real Windows Vista or 7.Did you try to play DirectX 11 games on XP?
LOL, never mind.